短歌

• 読み: たんか
• ローマ字: tanka
• 漢字の分解: 短 (tan) — short; 歌 (ka) — song, poem
• 発音: /taɴ.ka/

意味

Tanka; a traditional Japanese poem of 31 morae in 5-7-5-7-7 pattern.

One of the oldest forms of Japanese poetry, dating back to the Nara period. Distinguished from haiku (5-7-5) by its two additional lines (7-7). Still actively composed today; modern tanka often explores contemporary themes while maintaining the traditional mora structure.

例文

1. 国語の授業で初めて短歌を作った。
2. 短歌は五七五七七の三十一音で構成される。
3. 祖母は趣味で短歌を詠んでいる。

使い方ガイド

場面: literature, education, culture, poetry

トーン: cultural

起源と歴史

From Sino-Japanese 短 (tan, short) + 歌 (ka, song/poem). Literally 'short poem,' distinguishing it from 長歌 (chouka, long poem). The form has been central to Japanese literature since the Man'youshuu (8th century).

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Educated